Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers raided Glasshouse Farms, a large marijuana cultivation site in Carpinteria, California, Thursday morning, leading to a tense standoff with protesters and a deployment of the National Guard. The raid occurred around 10:20 a.m. at the farm’s location on Casitas Pass Road. An undisclosed number of employees were detained. A … Continue reading
  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    Unless you’re a clinate portestor in France, then you’re a terrorist and treated as such. Farmer protestors are a.protected species world wide. eg the UK

    https://www.monbiot.com/2024/02/29/outrage-farming/

    Sunak leads a government that has introduced the most draconian anti-protest laws in our democratic history. These laws are deployed exclusively against official enemies: environmental campaigners, republicans, feminists, Muslims. If you belong to one of these groups and you block a road, you might go to prison. If you are a farmer and you block a road, the prime minister might join you.